O.S.I. (2002-present): a Progressive Metal band from USA.
Office Of Strategic Intelligence (O.S.I.) is another of several progressive metal super group side-projects that revolve around the members of Dream Theater and Cynic and, indeed, both bands are present here by including the membership of Kevin Moore (ex-Dream Theater/of Fates Warning; vocals/keyboards), Jim Matheos (of Fates Warning; guitar), Sean Malone (of Aghora/of Cynic; bass) and Mike Portnoy (of Dream Theater; drums). It all started when former Dream Theater keyboardist Kevin Moore decided to join with current Fates Warning guitarist Jim Matheos on a new project, and subsequently recruited the other aforementioned notables. Surprisingly, the resulting album, Office of Strategic Influence (2003), failed to sound like any of the participating band's works and Moore's vocals gave it a less melodic sound that was uncharacteristic of their progressive metal peers; the overall tone was darker than expected. Nonetheless the act pressed on to release three more albums in the form of Free (2006), Blood (2009) and Fire Make Thunder (2012) before the Office Of Strategic Intelligence band went on hiatus in 2013 and have yet to emerge from it.